Preventing File Corruption in Excel

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application and is used by office users for various purposes. Sometimes when you try to open an Excel sheet it will not open and show error messages. You will be receiving any of these error messages:

• Filename is not valid.
• The file could not be accessed.
• The document 'Filename' caused a serious error the last time it was opened. Would you like to continue opening it?
• Corrupted shortcut to the Excel 2007 program Corrupted Excel toolbar file (Excel12.xlb)

The reason for these error messages is that the Excel files have been corrupted or damaged. There are some inbuilt tools in Excel to prevent these problems. Microsoft Excel has an inbuilt feature known as AutoSave. This feature can be customized to save your Excel files This feature is not helpful in cases of file corruption even though it helps you protect your data if Excel quits due to unexpected system shutdown. In newer Excel versions, there is an AutoRecover feature. It follows the same paradigm as AutoSave but instead of saving the Excel file, AutoRecover saves a copy of the Excel file to a user specified location.

There are simple steps you can follow to prevent Excel file corruption. Some of them are mentioned in the following lines:

• Before closing the Excel sheet you are working with, exit it properly.
• Always exit from Windows before restarting and shut down your system properly.
• You need to regularly scan your computer for any virus.
• Always store your CDs properly as it will make sure that they are not damaged due to improper handling.
• Clean your system regularly and prevent any dust from settling on your computer.

By following these simple steps you will be able to minimize chances of Excel file corruption. In case Excel files have been corrupted or damaged severely due to any reason you will need the help of Excel repair software to repair the damage.

Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery Software will help you repair and recover damaged or corrupted Excel files. This software has a unique feature and it never deletes or modifies any original data and can recover data from severely damaged Excel sheets. It is also helpful in cases of virus attack, unexpected system shutdown or a media read error.

Additionally, the software recovers name of the sheets, text strings, images, charts, engineering formulas as well as all embedded functions. Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery Software will help you to overcome all Excel file related problems.

How to overcome Excel crash problem

Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Office Excel) is a widely used spreadsheet application. It consists of calculation and graphing tools, pivot tables as well as a programming language called VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Excel is used for various purposes and is an effective tool. A common problem encountered by Excel users is that Excel crashes when it starts.

When you start Excel, it opens an *.xlb file, which contains your menu and toolbar customizations. If this file is damaged, it may cause Excel to crash when it starts. Also, this file may be very large. In such a case, it may also cause Excel to crash. Generally, the *.xlb file is 500 Kilobytes or smaller.

You can try this to overcome Excel crash. Try deleting your *.xlb file. You need to follow these steps:

• Close Excel
• Search your hard drive for *.xlb. The filename and location will vary.
• Create a backup copy of this file and then delete the file.
• Re-start Excel. Hopefully, Excel will now start up normally.

You will be able to overcome this problem by following the above mentioned steps. There can also be others instances of Excel corruption. It can be a virus attack, improper system shutdown, or a media read error. You will need to use Excel repair software to repair and recover corrupted Excel sheets.

The software will help in the repair and recovery of damaged or corrupted Excel spreadsheets. It uses powerful algorithms to perform a complete and in depth scan of Excel spreadsheets to extract as much data as possible. Its unique feature is that it never deletes or modifies original data and it can recover and restore data even from severely damaged Excel spreadsheets.

Additionally, the software recovers name of the sheets, text strings, images, charts, engineering formulas as well as all embedded functions. The software also restores tables, hyperlinks, font color, size, and style and font name which helps preserve formatting while restoring files. Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery is a powerful and effective tool to overcome all types of Excel spreadsheet related problems.

How to tackle Excel 2007 startup problems

Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Office Excel) is a widely used spreadsheet application. It consists of calculation and graphing tools, pivot tables and a programming language called VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). This application comes as a part of Microsoft Office. It is one of the most widely used computer applications of all time.

It is used by office users for a lot of purposes and is an effective tool for a lot of applications. There are some problems faced by users of Excel 2007 when they try to open an Excel sheet. The problems can be due to one or the other reasons. The most commonly faced problems are the following:

• Corrupted shortcut to the Excel 2007 program.
• Problematic file in the Excel startup folder or in an another startup folder
• Conflict with another program.
• Incorrect version of a core Microsoft Office file.
• Corrupted Excel toolbar file (Excel12.xlb).
• Add-in is not valid.
• Registry key is not valid.

These are some of the most common problems faced by Excel 2007 users. There are ways to tackle these problems. Some of the common methods to overcome these problems are:

• Create a new shortcut to Excel 2007.
• Start Excel 2007 in Safe Mode.
• Start Windows in Safe Mode.

These methods can be tried to overcome startup problems in Excel 2007. If these steps are not helpful and you are still not able to access your Excel sheets you will need the help of Excel recovery software to recover your Excel files.

The software will help you to repair Excel files and save them. It will also help you recover and repair corrupted Microsoft Excel sheets. It also helps data recovery after a virus attack, unexpected system shutdown or a media read error. The software uses powerful algorithms to scan Excel spreadsheet to extract as much recoverable data as possible. Additionally, it helps in the repair and recovery of multiple Excel files. The software also restores tables, hyperlinks, font color, size, style and name and preserves formatting while restoring files.

How to repair Excel when you get an error message: “Filename is not valid”

Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Office Excel) is a spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows. It consists of calculation and graphing tools, pivot tables and a programming language called VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). It is a very popular spreadsheet application and is widely used. It comes as a part of Microsoft Office. It is one of the most popular computer applications of all time.
Excel is widely used by office users for various purposes and is a handy tool for doing a lot of applications. There are some problems encountered by Excel users when they try to open or save a file in Excel and receive any of the following error messages:
Filename is not valid.
The file could not be accessed.
The path you entered, '', is too long. Enter a shorter path.
could not be found. Check the spelling of the filename, and verify that the file location is correct.
'.' could not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the file location is correct.

These are some of the most commonly faced error messages by Excel users. You will not be able to access and save your excel files in these situations. The reasons for these messages could be that the file name contains more than 219 characters. You can rename the file so that it has a shorter name; rename one or more folders that contain the file or move the file to a folder with a shorter path name. If this does not work you can try the following:


Make sure the specified folder exists. Make sure the folder that contains the file is not read-only.
Make sure the file name does not contain any of the following characters: <> ? [ ] : | *.
Make sure the file/path name doesn't contain more than 218 characters.


If you are still not able to access your Excel files and save them you will need the help of Excel recovery software. It will help you recover and repair corrupted Microsoft Excel sheets. The software uses powerful algorithms to scan Excel spreadsheet to extract as much recoverable data as possible. It also supports all modern file versions, including latest Excel versions. It also recovers Name of the Sheets, Text strings, Images, Charts, Engineering formulas and all Embedded Functions. Excel repair software also repairs and recovers multiple Excel files. It will help you in all the above mentioned scenarios and relieve you of all Excel related problems.